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BRAUNER, Olaf Martinus  (1869-1947) Norwegian-American designer, educator.
          Born Christiania (now Oslo) Norway, 9 February 1869.
          Came to America & Cornell University as professor of painting 1900.
          Died Ithica, New York, 3 January 1947.

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1902 Cornell University College of Architecture Clifton Beckwith
          Brown Medal (designed by Brauner, engraved by Ivar
          Thorndsen, struck by Norwegian Mint) . . . .  ANS (IECM) 1
          Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] 0005.999.45800
          Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . .  61
1902 Portrait of Junior Medallion . . . . . . .  ANS (IECM) 2

          R  E  P  L  I  C  A  S    &    R  E  I  S  S  U  E  S 
1929 Brown (Clifton Beckwith) Medallion (reissued by
          Cornell University; struck by Medallic Art).  MAco 1929-014
          Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1940.100.1864

          C  O  L  L  E  C  T  I  O  N  S 

C14 {1996} Marqusee 61, p 11, (biography) 90.

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D8  {1926} Fielding, p 39.
BA  {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:58], 1939 [2ed:71],
          1941 [3ed:88], 1947 [4ed:582, obit].
P30 {1947} New York Times (5 January) 53:5 (obit).
B2  {1950} Who Was Who, p 77.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 74 [died "July" 1947].
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 97-98.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:103, 3:106.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 145-146.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 97.
AE3 {1991} Chadbourne et al, p 86.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:425.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 2:1166.

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

E3  {1902-30} Forrer 7:116.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM) 1-2, p 25 (biography).
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